Job summary
Are you a talented mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) and also a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust and Local Authority?
We are seeking to recruit a Team Leader to join Hertfordshire AMHP Service to cover maternity leave.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Our outstanding AMHP Team is based on Radlett on the main hospital site at Kingfisher Court.
Please contact Ferrial Abu-Rabi on 07816 118 515 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- provide leadership for AMHP Practitioners to ensure their services are integrated with and responsive to, other local service needs
- ensure (in conjunction with appropriate lead professionals) that practice within the teams meets relevant standards, is appropriate, timely, safe and follows agreed professional practice
- be responsible for the daily management of the AMHP Duty Hub. In conjunction with the Service Manager.
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide support to individual AMHPs across the workforce e.g. with the process of returning to practice, rebuilding confidence.
- Encourage prospective AMHPs with preparation for training and promote the AMHP role within and external to the organisation e.g. at events; multi- agency forums; attending different services and team meetings.
- Offer clinical and social care advice to professionals in multiple service divisions concerning high risk/ complex cases coming from 136/secure/police custody/Liaison etc.
- Liaison and gatekeeping for Legal Services as required.
- To develop and monitor systems, policies, standards and procedures, that ensures compliance with best practice requirements of the Trust and County Council in line with both agencies strategic policies and the strategic plans of the Joint Commissioning Partnership Board.
- In partnership, to identify trends, strengths and weaknesses that may influence the development of AMHP Services and to develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout the designated team/s.
- To partake in AMHP rota work and practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide support to individual AMHPs across the workforce e.g. with the process of returning to practice, rebuilding confidence.
- Encourage prospective AMHPs with preparation for training and promote the AMHP role within and external to the organisation e.g. at events; multi- agency forums; attending different services and team meetings.
- Offer clinical and social care advice to professionals in multiple service divisions concerning high risk/ complex cases coming from 136/secure/police custody/Liaison etc.
- Liaison and gatekeeping for Legal Services as required.
- To develop and monitor systems, policies, standards and procedures, that ensures compliance with best practice requirements of the Trust and County Council in line with both agencies strategic policies and the strategic plans of the Joint Commissioning Partnership Board.
- In partnership, to identify trends, strengths and weaknesses that may influence the development of AMHP Services and to develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout the designated team/s.
- To partake in AMHP rota work and practice.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Academic qualifications (if required)
- Additional areas of training through short courses
- Membership of professional bodies
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Detail areas of experience and knowledge required. Utilise the job description, KSF outline to highlight particular areas, e.g. care planning, change management, Microsoft Office.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Academic qualifications (if required)
- Additional areas of training through short courses
- Membership of professional bodies
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Detail areas of experience and knowledge required. Utilise the job description, KSF outline to highlight particular areas, e.g. care planning, change management, Microsoft Office.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
